Tuesday: Feb. 28, 2017: JSTOR and ProQuest are temporarily unavailable due to the Amazon cloud outage. Other services may also be affected. Please talk to a librarian if you have any questions, we may be able to help you find a workaround. As of 2:13 pm, GouldGuides is working again.

Need to request an item from St. Olaf? The button to place a request is not currently showing up in Catalyst. We are aware of the problem and working on it. Call the circulation desk -- (507) 222-4260 -- and they can request the item for you. Read more on our Catalyst implementation blog.

If you received a "Due Date Change" email, it is because our new system does not allow items to be due when the library is closed. So existing due dates for some items were shifted when we migrated. Read more on our Catalyst implementation blog.

Library to install 450 gravity boot work stations.

In response to the huge success of standing desks, treadmill desks, and bicycle desks, the library has agreed to buy and install 450 gravity boot desks throughout the building. Students that prefer this method of studying simply strap themselves into the ceiling anchored boots and go to work just like you would at a normal desk. Numerous users of gravity boot users note the benefits of hanging upside down for at least 4 hours a day, and promote the health benefits with the slogan "Get up! No get really up. Up higher."

Stick 'Em Up (tm) self adhesive velcro strips will be provided to any students that need to attach their laptop, sippy cup, writing materials or mobile device to the desk surface. Said one student in response "It's a really great way to do work for my classes without just sitting in a chair for hours. Plus after working all night on my comps in one of these, my core strength is just sick, bra." This pilot project is jointly funded by the Gould Library and the Center for Inverse Health.

ProQuest databases will be unavailable due to maintenance that ProQuest is doing on their servers. The databases will be down from 9:00 pm Saturday, March 12 through 6:00 am Sunday, March 13.

We have a large number of databases on ProQuest, all of which will be impacted. We know this is a busy time of the term and apologize for any inconvenience. You can chat with a librarian if you need help finding other appropriate resources while the databases are down. Some of the impacted databases are listed below (you can see the full list here):